AN opinion leader in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region, Mr Kofi Sabon Asare, has appealed to President John Evans Atta Mills to re-nominate Mrs Perpetual Praise Annan as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the district.
He said it was sheer envy by some people to influence assembly members to vote against her, adding that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should not use the opportunity as a pay day for people they thought they could reward.
Speaking to the Daily Graphic, Mr Kofi Sabon said the chiefs and people and all political parties in the district were disappointed and pledged their support to her, adding that such support would go a long way to unite the district and enhance development.
“It will stop partisan politics in the district, since the way NDC are behaving in the district suggests that the lady is going to preside as the DCE for NDC, meanwhile in my view it is not so,” he said.
He said the lady also worked hard towards the success of NDC in the country and should not be rejected on the grounds that she was not known in the area.
According to Mr Sabon, the lady is free and accommodates and tolerates views from opposing sides.
He indicated that opinion leaders from the political divide were solidly behind her because they were of the view that she would become DCE not for NDC but for the people of South Dayi District.
He therefore strongly advocated that the President should re-present her to the district assembly for confirmation, arguing that for those who were lobbying for identified interest groups, “those positions are not given on quota system; we are talking about efficiency and competence”.
Mr Sabon said people must prove their competence, otherwise it would promote laziness on the pretext of being their turn to occupy the position, adding that the chiefs considered the rejection as a disgrace and were of the view that it was too early to engage in such a confrontation with the government.
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